Birdman Soared, But Selma Stole the Show at the Oscars

February 25th, 2015 | Mitchell Kriegman

so the entire bland broadcast of the oscars 2015 was a big apology for the selma snub (or another way to get through without actually having to give “those people” an award) including the head of the academy’s endless virtually pointless speech – they got her out there so it could add to the count.
and in that way – very much like the bloated racially ambivalent snl40 broadcast – if you were african american – which i am not – i think these two shows pretty much sum up the cultural attitudes (at least the mainstream ones) toward race. if you’re hispanic american – you might feel a little better. #oscars2015, #selma #selmamovie #snl40

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MITCHELL KRIEGMAN has been published in The New Yorker, The National Lampoon, New York Press, Glamour, and Harper’s Bazaar. Winner of four Emmy Awards, the Director’s Guild Award and many others, Kriegman was the creator of the classic groundbreaking television series Clarissa Explains It All as well as executive story editor on Ren and Stimpy, Rugrats and Doug. He was also a writer and filmmaker for Saturday Night Live.Learn More...